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Article: 34 Supply Chain Leaders Endorse Plan for Chain-wide Electronic Produce Traceability
- Article from:
- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- October 7, 2008
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The Produce Marketing Association issued the following news release:
Thirty-four companies from throughout the produce supply chain have endorsed a new plan developed by the Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI) to move the supply chain to a common standard for electronic produce traceability by the end of 2012. The plan involves adopting a standardized system of case bar-coding for all produce sold in the United States, to allow product to be tracked throughout the distribution chain. The plan will maximize the effectiveness of the industry's current traceability procedures, improve internal efficiencies and assist public officials when they need to quickly trace back a product. Intended ...